what team had the best defensive rating in 1990s

Between the 1989-90 and 1998-99 seasons, the New York Knicks had the best defensive rating by a team, with a 102.6 rating.

	TEAM	DRTG	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Knicks	102.6	788	242.0	98.7	43.1	24.2	8.0	4.7	37.7	80.7	46.7	4.1	11.6	35.1	19.2	25.6	74.9	53.6	12.7	30.4	16.2	190,720	77,739	33,945	19,070	6,312	3,731	12,779	18,695
2	Trail Blazers	103.9	788	242.1	105.1	45.6	23.6	8.4	5.2	39.7	85.9	46.2	4.3	12.4	35.0	21.4	29.3	73.0	53.2	14.8	30.8	15.9	190,795	82,786	35,916	18,598	6,638	4,091	12,518	18,521
3	Bulls	104.0	788	241.4	102.9	43.1	25.4	9.2	4.6	40.5	84.5	47.9	3.8	10.6	36.0	18.2	24.5	74.1	54.0	14.3	28.8	14.5	190,245	81,104	33,965	20,012	7,221	3,621	11,461	17,093
4	Spurs	104.2	788	241.4	101.2	44.1	23.7	7.9	6.4	38.7	81.5	47.5	3.2	9.4	34.5	20.5	27.9	73.6	54.0	13.1	31.0	15.7	190,245	79,742	34,716	18,659	6,225	5,039	12,338	17,251
5	Jazz	105.0	788	241.6	103.8	41.6	26.4	8.6	5.1	38.9	79.0	49.2	2.8	8.0	35.6	23.1	30.0	77.0	56.2	11.8	29.8	15.6	190,420	81,756	32,764	20,841	6,760	4,014	12,276	18,692
6	Cavaliers	105.2	788	242.0	97.4	40.0	24.4	8.2	5.3	36.9	79.3	46.5	4.2	11.2	37.3	19.5	25.5	76.5	53.8	12.0	28.1	14.6	190,695	76,778	31,553	19,195	6,449	4,171	11,496	16,583
7	Rockets	105.3	788	241.6	102.3	42.9	24.5	8.6	5.6	38.8	82.4	47.2	5.7	16.2	35.1	19.0	25.4	74.7	54.7	12.3	30.6	16.5	190,395	80,647	33,805	19,272	6,783	4,450	12,968	16,612
8	SuperSonics	105.4	788	241.7	105.0	41.5	24.0	10.4	4.7	39.8	83.1	47.8	4.6	12.7	35.9	20.9	27.9	74.8	55.0	13.8	27.8	15.8	190,495	82,711	32,712	18,929	8,234	3,687	12,469	18,570
9	Pistons	106.2	788	241.5	97.6	41.8	21.7	7.2	4.2	37.3	81.1	46.0	4.2	11.8	35.3	18.9	25.3	74.6	52.9	13.0	28.7	14.7	190,295	76,912	32,922	17,070	5,692	3,307	11,576	17,858
10	Heat	106.3	788	241.5	99.5	42.5	21.8	8.0	4.8	37.5	81.9	45.9	4.6	13.1	35.5	19.8	26.7	74.0	53.1	13.5	29.0	16.6	190,320	78,388	33,481	17,197	6,292	3,781	13,048	19,151
11	Hawks	106.5	788	241.5	101.1	43.1	21.9	9.1	4.7	38.2	83.5	45.8	4.5	13.3	33.9	20.2	26.8	75.4	53.1	14.5	28.6	15.2	190,320	79,676	33,983	17,221	7,169	3,683	11,983	16,609
12	Suns	106.8	788	241.7	108.0	43.3	26.0	8.5	5.2	40.8	84.8	48.2	4.3	12.2	35.5	22.0	28.9	76.3	55.4	12.9	30.4	15.2	190,470	85,140	34,095	20,507	6,699	4,127	11,955	17,034
13	Lakers	106.8	788	241.7	103.6	42.1	24.4	8.8	5.9	39.4	83.9	47.0	4.3	12.6	34.0	20.5	27.8	73.7	53.9	13.5	28.6	14.7	190,495	81,660	33,179	19,229	6,921	4,618	11,619	17,002
14	Nets	107.1	788	241.6	99.8	45.7	21.5	8.6	6.3	38.0	86.7	43.8	3.3	10.1	32.5	20.5	27.3	75.0	50.5	16.4	29.4	16.0	190,420	78,621	36,046	16,936	6,763	4,985	12,621	17,965
15	Pacers	107.3	788	241.8	103.0	41.7	24.4	7.7	4.6	38.5	80.2	48.0	4.0	11.0	36.7	22.0	28.5	77.0	55.5	12.6	29.1	16.0	190,545	81,140	32,863	19,239	6,064	3,631	12,625	19,104
16	Magic	107.6	788	241.6	102.4	43.0	23.4	7.9	4.8	38.7	83.6	46.3	4.5	12.8	34.9	20.4	28.4	71.9	53.3	13.9	29.0	16.2	190,420	80,663	33,849	18,427	6,261	3,801	12,728	17,196
17	Celtics	108.0	788	241.7	103.3	42.9	23.9	8.5	5.2	40.4	85.7	47.1	3.3	9.8	33.9	19.2	25.1	76.3	53.3	13.4	29.5	15.5	190,470	81,367	33,779	18,838	6,683	4,105	12,243	18,136
18	Clippers	108.3	788	241.7	100.4	41.5	22.9	9.2	5.6	39.0	84.6	46.2	3.5	10.6	32.8	18.8	26.2	71.8	52.2	13.4	28.0	16.7	190,470	79,103	32,679	18,053	7,257	4,403	13,185	18,638
19	Wizards	108.3	788	241.6	100.8	41.4	23.7	8.0	4.9	39.7	85.0	46.7	3.0	9.3	32.5	18.4	25.1	73.3	52.5	13.0	28.4	15.7	190,420	79,448	32,643	18,688	6,270	3,878	12,349	17,953
20	Kings	108.4	788	241.4	99.9	41.6	23.5	7.9	5.2	38.3	83.6	45.7	3.8	10.7	35.4	19.6	26.8	73.0	52.3	13.2	28.5	16.4	190,220	78,729	32,798	18,521	6,262	4,133	12,904	18,708
21	Hornets	108.7	788	241.6	102.5	40.6	25.1	8.4	4.2	39.1	83.2	47.1	4.2	11.2	37.6	20.0	26.1	76.5	54.1	12.0	28.6	15.3	190,370	80,757	32,005	19,809	6,655	3,326	12,091	17,251
22	Bucks	108.7	788	241.5	99.6	39.7	22.8	9.3	4.2	38.1	82.0	46.5	4.0	11.5	34.7	19.4	26.0	74.6	53.3	13.0	26.7	16.2	190,295	78,501	31,322	17,950	7,309	3,346	12,767	18,572
23	76ers	108.8	788	241.9	99.7	41.8	21.5	8.4	5.8	37.4	82.2	45.5	3.7	11.0	33.4	21.2	28.2	75.3	52.7	13.3	28.6	16.2	190,595	78,542	32,957	16,929	6,632	4,568	12,791	16,375
24	Nuggets	108.9	788	241.6	102.2	43.9	22.1	8.2	6.1	39.1	87.0	44.9	3.8	11.5	33.2	20.3	27.0	75.3	51.7	14.2	29.7	16.3	190,395	80,564	34,613	17,423	6,497	4,784	12,806	19,042
25	Raptors	109.3	296	242.1	95.1	41.1	21.7	9.0	6.7	35.8	81.0	44.2	5.4	15.3	35.3	18.1	24.8	72.8	51.7	13.9	27.2	17.1	71,665	28,161	12,168	6,423	2,675	1,994	5,061	6,860

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.0

Brunson

RPG

11.9

Towns

APG

6.8

Brunson

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.9

3rd

DRTG

113.3

8th

NETRTG

6.6

5th

3P%

37.4

4th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	58	22	.725
2	Celtics	54	25	.684	3.5
3	Knicks	51	28	.646	6.5
4	Cavaliers	51	29	.638	7.0
5	Hawks	45	35	.563	13.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 4/10	TOR	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Sun 4/12	CHA	@	NYK	6:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

51 - 28

108

Final

105

Hawks

45 - 34

Mon 6 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.7

Duren

67.4

Ayton

67.0

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.4

120.7

119.9

119.6

119.3

DRtg Rankings

107.2

109.7

110.9

112.6

113.0

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

12.1

8.4

8.1

8.0

6.6

5.1

Tank Leaderboard

17-62

18-61

20-59

21-59

25-55

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,002.6

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,447.2

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,261.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,654.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.2

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-30

47-32

46-33-1

46-34

45-35

44-35

Worst Record ATS

33-47

33-46

34-46

34-45

35-45

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	58	22	.725
2	Celtics - x	54	25	.684	3.5
3	Knicks - x	51	28	.646	6.5
4	Cavaliers - x	51	29	.638	7.0
5	Hawks	45	35	.563	13.0
6	Raptors	44	35	.557	13.5
7	Magic	44	36	.550	14.0
8	76ers	43	36	.544	14.5
9	Hornets	43	37	.538	15.0
10	Heat	41	38	.519	16.5
11	Bucks - e	31	49	.388	27.0
12	Bulls - e	30	49	.380	27.5
13	Nets - e	20	59	.253	37.5
14	Pacers - e	18	61	.228	39.5
15	Wizards - e	17	62	.215	40.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	16	.800
2	Spurs - x	61	19	.763	3.0
3	Nuggets - x	52	28	.650	12.0
4	Lakers - x	50	29	.633	13.5
5	Rockets - x	50	29	.633	13.5
6	Timberwolves - x	47	33	.588	17.0
7	Suns	44	36	.550	20.0
8	Clippers	41	39	.513	23.0
9	Trail Blazers	40	40	.500	24.0
10	Warriors	37	42	.468	26.5
11	Pelicans - e	26	54	.325	38.0
12	Grizzlies - e	25	55	.313	39.0
13	Mavericks - e	25	55	.313	39.0
14	Kings - e	21	59	.263	43.0
15	Jazz - e	21	59	.263	43.0